West Nile Virus Prevention and Control

West Nile Virus (WNV) causes bird disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Humans, horses and other mammals may also be infected. In humans the most serious manifestation of WNV infection is encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).

West Nile surveillance and education in South Dakota is funded by a CDC grant to the Public Health Laboratory.

Quick Links

• 2010 cases
• South Dakota reports first WNV case of 2010 season
• South Dakota West Nile virus fact sheet
• Monograph: West Nile Virus in South Dakota: Human Epidemiology of the First 5 Years, 2002 - 2006 (ADOBE file)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • West Nile Virus site
  • Information regarding mosquito repellents
  • West Nile virus and transplant recipients
• SDSU Cooperative Extension
  • Mosquitoes & Flooding: Is Your Risk from West Nile Virus Increased?
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
  • Before the Swarm: Guidelines for the Emergency Management of Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks
  • Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Program